Abstract
With more than two billion passengers worldwide travelling by air each year, vast amounts of lost luggage and disposable paper adhesive luggage tags are pushing the aviation industry to improve luggage tracking and reduce the one-off adhesive luggage paper tags. This paper reviews the current application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in the luggage handling system and proposes the Internet of Things’ (IoT) development of the reusable luggage tag to facilitate aviation luggage handling, the tracking process and environmental conservation. A framework of IoT and its RFID components for the proposed reusable tag are presented. An integrated cyber-physical system, including a database management system and mobile app, for the reusable luggage tag is developed. Future studies will enhance the methodology of integrating the retail system, luggage tag, airport check-in counter, luggage handling system, aircraft, and the destination airport through the use of the tag, readers, antenna, and mobile devices.
Highlights
The airline industry handles more than two billion passengers annually
This paper proposes the development of an integrated reusable luggage tag, from the time of the purchase of luggage with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag in the retail store to the airport check-in counter, luggage handling system, aircraft, destination airport, and the hotel
Description Ultra high frequency (UHF)-band (862–900 MHz), wireless, passive, and unique identification number Stand-alone, hand-held, and shelf readers Ultra High Frequency (UHF), and able to identify tag and receive transmitted signal Baggage Printer Enterprise Resource Planning systems and database management system (DMS) Smartphone with Android operating system POS system integrated with the Database Management System (DMS) and RFID tag readers
Summary
The airline industry handles more than two billion passengers annually. With the huge number of luggage being handled, there is a considerable amount luggage lost and miss-handling in the airports worldwide each year. Moving towards luggage tracking anytime anywhere, the use of mobile tracking, RFID sensor devices, database systems, and servers are connected by the technological development of the Internet of Things (IoT) to achieve intelligent identify, locate, track, monitor, communicate and manage the logistics activities of luggage handling. The tag uses the Near Field Communication (NFC), short-range wireless technology and electronic ink to display and pass the barcode information to the reader device This method has reduced the use of adhesive paper luggage tags. Further development and investigation will cover the methodology of integrating the retail system, luggage tag, airport check-in counter, luggage handling system, aircraft, and the destination airport through the use of the tag, readers, antenna, and the mobile devices
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